Santagnathus mariensis Schmitt et al. 2024 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Traversodontidae

Full reference: M. R. Schmitt, A. G. Martinelli, J. F. L. Kaiuca, C. L. Schultz, and M. B. Soares. 2024. Old fossil findings in the Upper Triassic rocks of southern Brazil improve diversity of traversodontid cynodonts ( Therapsida , Cynodontia ). The Anatomical Record 307(4):1474-1514

Belongs to Santagnathus according to M. R. Schmitt et al. 2024

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UFRGS-PV-1419-T. Its type locality is Arroio Cancela, which is in a Carnian floodplain mudstone in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Arroio Cancela

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